The Assassin

The Assassin

101 minutes
2015
China Action / Drama

Beauty of the fight. A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China. The film is set during the mighty Tang Dynasty-period in Chinese history. Nie Yinniang returns to family after several years in exile. The mission of her order is to eliminate the tyrany of the Governors who avoid the authority of the Emperor. Now she will have to choose between sacrificing the man she loves, or break definitively with the "order of the Assassins“. Cannes IFF | Best Director 2015 BAFTA - Nominee | Best Film not in the English Language 2016

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2015
China Action / Drama

Beauty of the fight.

A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.

The film is set during the mighty Tang Dynasty-period in Chinese history. Nie Yinniang returns to family after several years in exile. The mission of her order is to eliminate the tyrany of the Governors who avoid the authority of the Emperor. Now she will have to choose between sacrificing the man she loves, or break definitively with the "order of the Assassins“.

Cannes IFF | Best Director 2015
BAFTA - Nominee | Best Film not in the English Language 2016

Creators

Giong Lim, Siao-sien Chou, Cheng Ah, T'ien-wen Chu, Hai-Meng Hsieh

Cast

Satoši Cumabuki, Wen Jiang, Yun Zhou, Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Holly Weston, Ethan Juan, Dahong Ni, Chun Shih, Shao-Huai Chang, Nikki Hsieh, Mei Yong, Fan Xu

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Awards

Won Nominated
Award
2015
Cannes IFF
Best Director 2015
Award
2016
BAFTA
Best Film not in the English Language